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Re: Gas guage reads full all the time

IF U HAVE OVER 100,000 ON THE VAN IT MAKES SENSE TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WHICH INCLUDES THE FUEL GUAGE LEVEL SENSOR, IF IT IS UNDER THAT THEN U CAN JUST REPLACE THE LEVEL SENSOR. ACDELCO Part # SK1196{#19121318) pRICE $111.00 us AT ROCKAUTO.COM

HERE IS THE MODULE PART NUMBER AND PRICE AT SAME STORE:
SPECTRA PREMIUM Part # SP413M PRICE $172.00 US

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